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Adjective(1) characterized by extreme care and great effort(2) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong

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(1) Nadine was one of the most thorough and conscientious editors I've ever known.(2) She was conscientious in her duties, and would insist on reading every sentence, - there was no saying where she might find faults of grammar or bad spelling.(3) He has had the courage to restate his conscientious beliefs in the face of misunderstanding and abuse, and the humility to shoulder the yoke of the 2000-year-old moral tradition that has been entrusted to him.(4) She's a decent woman who has directed the editorial page to take some very conscientious stands.(5) Most are hard working, conscientious , and dedicated to the NHS, and continual criticism is demoralising.(6) His society considers the funeral custom of body viewing personal or dependent on the conscientious feelings of the individual.(7) Hence, a man could be very conscientious in the duties of his occupation and still fail terribly in his calling as a father.(8) But theists do not violate the functional separation of church and state merely by explaining their own political stance in terms of their conscientious beliefs.(9) It is very refreshing to see that there may be an ability to refuse to pay a levy for a reason relating to conscientious or religious grounds.(10) Kind, conscientious and hard-working, Eddie was a man of many noble qualities who commanded the height of regard and respect among his many friends in England.(11) He's turned out to be conscientious and hard working.(12) So if the Legislature wants to accommodate people's religious beliefs as well as their secular philosophical and conscientious beliefs, that's great.(13) A careful, conscientious driver has a momentary lapse in attention, distracted for a second or two, perhaps by a roadside advertisement, and tragedy results - a person is killed.(14) And the Germans are hard working, conscientious , trying hard to be principled pragmatics, wearing history heavily on their shoulder.(15) I would say most councillors recognise that the vast majority of council employees are hard working, conscientious individuals who deserve all the support that elected members can give them.(16) In any case, I believe that it is essential to the integrity of the medical profession that doctors should be allowed to say that they will not carry out a procedure demanded by a patient, on conscientious grounds.

Related Words

(1) conscientious objector ::

gewetensbeswaarde

Synonyms

Adjective

1. diligent ::

ywerig

2. industrious ::

vlytige

3. punctilious ::

punctilious

4. painstaking ::

deurdagte

5. sedulous ::

ywerig

6. assiduous ::

volhardend

7. dedicated ::

toegewyde

8. careful ::

versigtig

9. meticulous ::

noukeurige

10. thorough ::

deeglike

11. attentive ::

aandagtig

12. hard-working ::

hardwerkend

13. studious ::

leergierige

14. rigorous ::

streng

15. particular ::

spesifieke

16. religious ::

godsdienstige

17. strict ::

streng

Antonyms

1. dishonest ::

oneerlik

2. immoral ::

immoreel

3. unconscionable ::

gewetenloos

4. unjust ::

onregverdige

5. unprincipled ::

beginselloos

6. unscrupulous ::

gewetenlose

Different Forms

conscientious, conscientiously, conscientiousness

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